U.S. Army 1st Lt. Justin Thomas, a pilot assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, conducts a radio check in an AH-64 Apache helicopter during Swift Response 23 at the Stefanovikeio Airport in Greece, May 9, 2023. Swift Response 23 features the Spanish Airborne Brigade “Brigada Paracaidista (BRIPAC)” replicating a division leading three separate Joint Forcible Entry airborne operations in the Baltic Sea and Mediterranean regions as part of linked exercises to DEFENDER 23. (U.S. Army Reserve Photo by Sgt. Maria Henderson)